Technology Center
The development platform for industrial screen printing and digital printing
Printing Systems
Technology Center
The development platform for industrial screen printing and digital printing
At the THIEME Technology Center we offer customers, partners, start-ups and interested users state-of-the-art printing technology in the form of screen printing and digital printing machines as well as drying facilities for evaluating their printing processes in a real production environment - from basic research to pilot or small batch production.
Precise coordination of process and machine technology - exactly for your application!
Complex printing applications, especially in the industrial sector, require precise coordination of process and machine technology. Therefore, it is our goal to offer customers and interested parties the best possibilities to clarify and test relevant parameters of their application and to investigate new technologies.Let's shape the future together
The Technology Center offers startups, companies and professionals the opportunity to work on projects related to product development, innovation, materials research and manufacturing operations.Our team of experts Application engineering
Our experts ensure that the technical solutions meet the customer's requirements and that they can be used effectively and efficiently.
Expert for Digital printing
Expert around screen printing
Our goals
Support in Screen printing or Digital printing
- In the creation of R&D prototypes
- In evaluating your processes
- In the production of pilot series or small batches
Our team of application experts brings strong solutions and know-how to customer-specific projects.
If required, the design and control department supports you with a detailed elaboration of project and product development.
Screen printing and digital printing in a real manufacturing environment
In the Technology Center, they will find ready-to-use screen printing and digital printing presses that give them plenty of scope to extensively validate and test their printing processes, sound out new fields of application, and develop the application process. Here, processes and machine technology can be precisely coordinated.
State of the art machinery
From laboratory machines to production equipment
Production-oriented screen printing and digital printing machines
- For testing under production conditions
- For testing possibilities whose results can be scaled to production lines
- For printing pilot and small batches
Extensive drying equipment
- Circulating air continuous dryers up to 200 degrees
- UV dryer
- Infrared dryers
- High temperature drying ovens
Manifold possibilities
- Feasibility studies
- Manufacturability evaluations
- Material testing
- Print and drying tests
- Develop processes
- Develop new technologies
- Manufacture of prototypes up to pilot series
Available screen printing machines in the Technology Center
| THIEME 3020 | |
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| Screen printing machine with mobile printing table and variable print material delivery, anti-drip unit, screen distortion compensation, optical system control, camera-supported screen alignment and substrate alignment, optional clamping for RKS squeegee, optional Wandres cleaning unit | |
| Print size [mm] | 550x750 to 1550x2100 |
| Automation | 3/4 |
| THIEME 1000 S | |
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| Screen printing machine with mobile printing table, parallel lifting upper unit and print material delivery system, camera with substrate alignment, squeegee swivelling, anti-drip unit, manual screen adjustment |
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| Print size [mm] | Max. 2750 x 1800 |
| Automation | 1/2 |
| THIEME LAB 1000 | |
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| Precision screen printing machine with camera-assisted screen alignment and substrate alignment |
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| Print size [mm] | 400x400 to 600x600 |
| Automation | 1/2 |
Available digital printing machines in the Technology Center
| THIEME digital printing machine for testing different UV inks | |
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| Demo digital machine equipped with a completely new syringe ink supply that makes it possible to change ink very easily and quickly. For simple adhesion, performance or quality tests. |
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| Print size [mm] | 400 x 600 |
| Max. Product height [mm] | 55 |
| Resolution | 2750 x 1800 |
| THIEME digital printing machine for water-based ink | |
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| Typical areas of use include automotive applications or the digital printing of foils that are of films, which are then deep-drawn and back-injected (IML). |
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| Print size [mm] | 400 x 600 |
| Max. Product height [mm] | 55 |
| Resolution | 2750 x 1800 |
| THIEME 505 D MINT for printing coins & medals | |
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| Inkjet printing system with high-precision automatic alignment system for large quantities |
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| Print size [mm] | 2 x approx. 675x170 |
| Resolution [dpi] | 800 x 1500, 800 x 1800, 800 x 2100, 1600 x 1500 - je nach Image möglich |
Test printing materials and substrates
The following list is only a few test materials and substrates that have already been realized by us. You are welcome to test your material!
Printing materials
- waterbased screen printing inks
- solvent-based screen printing inks
- UV-curing screen printing inks
- Glass inks
- from liquid to almost solid printing pastes
- conductive screen printing pastes, e.g. silver, carbon or tin-antimony based
- Industrial adhesive
- Flock adhesive
- Laminating Adhesive
- Special adhesives
- Solvent-based ink
- UV curing ink
- Waterbased ink
- Flourishing ink
- Precious metal ink, e.g. silver ink
Substrates
- with convex or concave surfaces
- are flexible or rigid
- Paper / cardboard
- All plastics e.g. PVC, Corex, polystyrene, polyethylene
- Conductive plastic film
- Imitation leather / leather
- Metals e.g. copper plates
- Rubber e.g. shoe soles
- Stainless steel sheets
- Fabrics / textiles
- Glass / ceramics
- Tiles
- Banners / tarpaulins
Industrial printing applications
Areas of application
- Touch displays
- Touch surfaces
- OLED rear lights
- Seat occupancy detection
- EMI/RFI Shielding
- Solar cells
- Organic photovoltaics
- RFID
- Flexible sensors
- Conductive tracks
- Insulating layers
- Anti-counterfeiting
- Touch sensors
- OLED lights
- Smart Lables
- Electrical and household "white goods" displays
- Architectural glass
- Automotive
- Decorative glass
- Electrical and household displays "white goods
- Shower enclosures (frosted)
- Complex 3D geometries with plastic films and substrates
- Batteries
- Solar cells
- Fuel cell stacks
Portfolio
- Printed circuit boards
- Membrane keyboards
- Touch Panels
- Signs
- Truck tarpaulins
- Displays
- POS/POP prints
- Posters
- Packages
- Ski
- Snowboards
- Personalised sports shoes
- Table tennis tables
- Clothing
- Shoes
- Awnings
- Sails
- Coins
- Gold bars / Silver bars
- Medals
- Gaskets / Cylinder head gasket
- Bonding of fuel cell stacks
Location
How to find us
The Technology Center is located at the Industrial area Rohrlache.
THIEME GmbH & Co. KG
Robert-Bosch-Straße 1
79331 Teningen
Germany
Phone +49 (0) 76 41 / 5 83-0
info@thieme.eu
contact
Booking?
You would like to use our Technology Center for your purposes?
For a few hours
for one or more days
for a few weeks
Our team of application technicians will be happy to support you!
Please contact us to arrange a suitable appointment!